CONTRACTS

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Palmdale, Calif., was awarded on Oct. 23, 2006, a $33,223,691 modification to a previously awarded other transaction for prototypes agreement to continue development and demonstration of the hypersonic technology vehicle portion of the Falcon program. Work will be performed in Palmdale (20 percent), Philadelphia, Pa. (73 percent), and Fort Worth, Texas (7 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2008. This agreement is incrementally funded; no funds are being obligated at this time. This is a sole source award. The contracting activity is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va. (HR0011-04-9-0010/P00022).

ARMY

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Inc., Burlington, Vt., was awarded on Oct. 23, 2006, an $18,418,400 firm-fixed-price contract for M2 machine guns. Work will be performed in Saco, Maine, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on Aug. 21, 2006. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52H09-06-C-0223).

General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Oct. 20, 2006, a delivery order amount of $6,374,803 as part of a $28,031,435 cost-reimbursement contract for sheets of AL 6061-T6 Aluminum. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 23, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on Nov. 14, 2003. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-G-0006).

AIR FORCE

ITT Industries, Systems Division, Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded an $18,332,825 cost-plus-award fee contract modification. This contract action will exercise the option for an additional two years of systems engineering under the Spacelift Range System Contract. The effort will provide high-level systems engineering across the eastern and western ranges. The activities in this project insure operational needs and requirements are transformed into an integrated system design. At this time, $4,000,000 have been obligated. This work will be complete October 2008. Headquarters Launch and Range Systems Wing, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-01-C-0001/P00365).